Improved clothes sprinkler



IRA W'. s H A R, o F nnoo K L'YN, NEW Yo RK.

I Letters Patent IVO. 63,107, dated l'l'm'et 19, 1867.

IMPROVED GLOTHS 'SPRINKLERI @Ligt flnbnle tefcm tu in niet @titties z-tlent zum mating prut nt tige smut.

Speciticntion of' an Improved Clothes Dnmpener invented by IRA W. SHALBR, of Brooklyn, in the countyl of Kings, and State of New York.

My invention consists of o vessel 0r cup for containing n. supply of water for sprinkling the clothes in order to dumpen them, which cup is made by striking np two pieces ot' metal, one for the top and the other for the bottom, and i-t is furnished with n bundle which is inserted .in :t socket made for its reception by striking` up n portion of ench of the pieces of metal from which the sides of the cup are formed, and it is fastened in its place by a. pin or rivet, which passes through the said handle und through the sides of the said socket. One side of the cup is perforated more or less closely with sinnll holes, for the purposerot` permitting thewnter to escape in e. minutely divided state. The other side has a, hole, r@bout one-third or ene-fourth of nn inch in diameter, through it, near the handle, for the purpose of filling it und of admitting the :tir as'the water escapes. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a. bottom view of the dampcner, showing the holes through which the witter escapes.

Figure 2 is @longitudinal vertical section of the dztmpencr.

Figure 3 is n top view ofl the sume.

A is the top of thc d'ampencr; B the bottom, :1nd C the handle. 'Ihc bot-tom, B, is perforated with smnll holes, a a to permit the water to escupe for the purpose of sprinkling the clothes in order to dampen them. A hole, b, is mede in the top-piecc, A, throughwhich the water to ll the cup is introduced, und .also to admit the air to the inside of the dampener, iirorcler that the pressure ofthe air on the bottom'may not prevent the Water from running outthrough the small holes a a a. If, however, it is found thntthe Witter runs out too fast, it may be checked by covering the hole b with the thumb or finger, thus regulntingthc flow. 'Ihe sides of the cup of the dampener are corrugated, for the purpose of stiffening them, and thus admitting ot' the use of't-hinncr metal than would otherwise bc practicable, which chenpons the article. socket, e, forl the handle is` formed by striking up one-half of it from :t portion of each ofthe pieces of metal of which the sides of the dztmpcner are formed, one side of the cup or vessel and the corresponding side of the socket beinglof one piece ofmctal. The handle C is fnstcned into the socket e by :t'pin or ri'vet'c, which passes through the bundle and through the sides of the socket, being riveted securely in its'plstce. D The dnmpener thus constructed is very simple, cheap, and effective, consisting of but four pieces: the sides A and B,`(\yvhich :tls-o form the socket e,)the handle C, und the pin or rivet-c. Thesidcs A und B are first fastened together, and the handle C is then inserted in thesocket e, and the rivet c put in and riveted fest, which completes the manufacture.

In using this dnmpenen-it is best to have o bowl or other vessel with water in it nea-r by, into which it is dropped when not in use. The water enters the hole I), filling the cavity or cup ofthe ditmpener; und when it is to be used the operator groeps the handle C and places n inger upon the hole IJ, thus preventing almost entirely the esca-pe of water through the holes et a a, and, shaking of? the water which adheres to' the outside of the dnmpener, carries it over the clot-hes which oro to be dampened, then removes the finger from the hole b', and shakes the water out through the holes t a a, ond thus dnmpens' the clothes evenly :1nd in an expeditious manner. A i

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- As ny new article of manufacture, the dzimpcner described, when constructed substnntinllyns set forth.

IRA W. SHALER.

Witnesses:

R. H. Snn'ros, lnos. I. How.' 

